C64 Mini got 100x better! A longtime fans perspective - Load your own games!
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for a long time as a kid my father would run a Christmas music program every Christmas morning, the John Henry Christmas carols, he died when I was 17 and didn't have a working c64 to carry on tradition, the audio quality in this plug and play is flawless, emulators crackled and pop and sounded terrible, but this is perfect, can't wait to restart the old tradition again
Wow dude i had that on my c64 when was really young and played it a lot in december. Even had a wierd childhood nightmare where the stuffed teddy bear by the tree tried to eat me. Danm brings back memories.
Loved that computer.
+Kwstr42 - It depends what audio settings you use in the emulator. I've gotten recent versions of WinVICE to sound exactly like I remember.
I grew up with C64. I owe a lot to this system, I learned how to program computers with it at age 12. I ended up going on to being a software engineer, but I learned the foundation of writing code on the C64 early 1980s I love this system. Thanks for the video, it brought back a lot of memories.
Enjoyed seeing some of those old C64 games :D
I spent lot of time on "California Games" back in the day. Happy to see it running again
Were you a C64 user back in the day, Phil?
We need the Amiga mini 😬
Yep same games but better.
nEXUS
Not in all caes
BETTER GRAPHICS does not = better gameplay
Wizball was far better a game on the C64, and don't even get me started on that half-assed Amiga port of Outrun
LordEvyl the Amiga had an amazing games library all of its own, it'd be great to see one.
Amiga emulation is at a good standard these days; as long as there's minimal lag I'd certainly hook an Amiga Mini up. Hopefully it would use standard USB mice and keyboards. Wings of Fury! Carrier Command! Virus! Barbarian (with Arnie samples)!
@@lordevyl8317 Outrun was bad on the C64 too, but Turbo Outrun was one of the best racing games on C64.
The only problem was the biblical loading time between levels (on cassette), and the fact that the game started right away without asking you to press fire! So if you got distracted during loading you were guaranteed to lose a credit.
It's great to hear you talk about this MJR. I feel that people who used the C64 originally have a much better perspective on what improvements this new product offers and what users should expect. Another great video as always! :)
I enjoyed your review of it as well! Thanks for watching Duder.
You should check out games only released in the UK!
Rerez had a different opinion of it. Fight!
💖WAINTING fo MegaDrive /GENESIS mini..😎.
@@MetalJesusRocks and whoever else may be interested,
Watch "35 Year-Old C(ommodore)-64 Easter Egg Hidden On Vinyl" ua-cam.com/video/6_CZpFqvDQo/v-deo.html
This media cross-over production needs to come back. 👍
I just got one of these too, but haven't taken it out of the box yet because I've been too busy. I hope to try it out soon and give my opinion on the new USA version.
10 PRINT ""+-0 That should crash a real commodore 64
And let's hope it is better than the uninformed and inexperienced review of the EU machine you did already lol
I wonder if you could add a small factor keyboard like from an old netbook to make that part of it functional as a future project?
Would any one be able to tell me if this would play grimblood. I remember playing it on the Amiga 500.
But just really love to cover your 64-bit maybe one day I'll have to come in or 64 Mini
Excellent review dude, it was great to see you in the mini FB group...
Jason do you know that you have a lot of fans here in Portugal?Lots of love and continue the good work!
Oh yeah!? AWESOME!!! Love to visit one day
The commodore reminds of my childhood so much. Max nostalgia of a time that was so good
I really love the setting in your game room.
Want to see me some Bard's Tale on the Commodore again. My all time favorite game across ANY platform even up to today.
Awesome, thank you for this vid! I’m considering this console and it looks like I’m going to get it! I too enjoy the fact that you can upgrade with a firmware to play any other c64 title!
MJR thank you for providing such a great review. I love my mini and the games you featured.
Thanks for the great review of this, it's the only "Mini Classic" system I'm considering, loved your take & details on it man!
I might consider a Mini-Amiga (or Atari ST) if one comes out
Awesome I really have to get me one of these. Also I think one of the games that impressed me the most back in the day was Driller with it's 3D graphics, and the intro/loading screen with the 9 min long SID is just awesome.
I love seeing these retro gaming systems. great video
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders was hands down my best C64 experience!
Fun fact: There is a fan-made Zak McKracken 2. Haven't tried it, but it looks fun. :-)
That game was cruel. I launched the girls into space one time and the game wouldn't tell you hit a dead end, just walked around trying everything getting frustrated while Ron Gilbert laughs at you
It was good, but my best experience was all the Gold Box SSI Ad&D RPGs...and the Ultima series
Haha nice! Mr Brian himself, the adventure van man!
There were quite a few dead ends
Fantastic video! :) Very cool you are on the FB group as well! There is just one thing I hope this thing gets updated about, left. And that would be that you can flip through disks without it resetting/autorunning, so that BASIC can be used as is, an you're practically using a real C64.
Thanks for C64 memories.. Ghostbusters (who you gonna call :-) ) .. The Great Escape.. Pirates (many hours sailing.. fencing).. Pool of Radiance.. Secret of Silver Blades.. Spy vs Spy..
I've picked up one of these but haven't had the time to take it out of the box yet. I had one of the Commodote Vic-20s back in the day. Loved playing games and writing programs on it. Good review.
Great to see some Buggy Boy love, MJR!
Awesome vid as always
Thank you man!
I used to play exact the same you did!
Know them all.
What I can remember I also loved some other titles like 'Thing on a spring' (best platform game I know) and I had lot's of fun with 'Rock 'n wrestle', IK+, Kickstart 2, etc.
Keep up the awesome vids MJ
Got one of these last week and I'm in LOVE! While not compatible with every rom out there, it's been a wonderful way to enter the world of C64 gaming!
You can get FIXED roms that should work with it. Depending on which version of the mini you have. The CSDB is a haven for that stuff
Metagalactic Llama
Yeah, I agree. Unless I spot a new release game, I usually only use the CSDB for demos, new SIDs and graphics. I was just offering a suggestion as the site is chock full of fixed "roms"
Awesome review! Brought back some great memories 👍🏻
I love you Metal Jesus! You brought the little me back out :) My dad and 9 year older brother brought this home to me at the age of 3 and I never put this down.
Stay a while, MJR! Stay forever! This was my first gaming system when I was a kid. So many great games. Pool of Radiance, Uridium, Montezumas Revenge, Henry´s House, Great Giana Sisters, Wonder Boy, Zorro, Monty on the Run, Yie Ar Kung Fu, Fist 2, The Last Ninja etc. Love this system! In the end of Who Dares Wins 2 there is a phone number to the creator. We called him several times. I bet he changed his number eventually... :-)
OH MAN! I remember playing BC Quest for Tires... what a throwback. :)
I don't think it was actually an obscure title back then. It was also on Atari 8-bit - and was slated to be ported to the 5200 - and the Colecovision...
I had the game on my C64, although I played the ColecoVision version first
In the mid 80's.I traded my C64 for a ride home from Broadway in Seattle.
I remember playing a lot of these games back in the 80's as well, even B.C Quest for tires lol. Great memories!
damn, I wish the keyboard would work, it would really give the people that nostalgic moment
Art Bell
Euro-focused ???
As a Brit, I thought the games were US focused.
Maruko Chan 99 my biggest nostalgia for c64 is when you run your hand over the vents on the top of the old disk drive after turning it on and got that screeching sound lol
The keyboard issue is, for me, kind of a dealbreaker...
They promised the keyboard version to the backers. I hope they follow through.
That would pretty pretty bad though. Imagine trying to code on that thing. LOL
You’re the reason my taste in retro videos games has expanded outside of my old Nintendo-only preferences. Love your videos!
Thanks so much!!
Looks neat! Never played the C64 but might check this out :) thanks for the review.
Awesome, I remember almost every game you mentioned - including BC's Quest For Tires! I gotta have one of these things.
I never had a C64 myself but I did play it at some friend's houses in the 80s.
My favorite C64 games: Turrican 1 & 2, Giana Sisters, Rally Speedway, Pitstop 2, International Soccer, Bubble Bobble, Zack McKracken, Maniac Mansion, Summer Games, Winter Games, Space Taxi, R-Type, ...
Really cool! I have been seeing these on the shelves here in Canada lately and was avoiding them thinking that you couldn't add more games! Especially at the $100 price point. I still have a real Commodore 64, so it didn't matter to me much. But now I might think about picking one up. :)
It's not the same if you don't have to wait a age in the hope the game would load.
Look at bright side we don't need wait hour anymore.
Hahaha. That is so true.
How about turning the floppy drive off & on real quick when it stops loading in the hopes that it would start back up again?
in Europe we rarely used floppy disks, they were too expensive.. we used cassettes and a game load in 3-5 MINUTES - it makes me laugh every time when US people cry for ten seconds of loading from a cd, you don't know what pain is
No doubt, right? I remember watching an entire 20 min tv show waiting for my game on cassette to load!
i love these classic mini game consoles. i may have to pick one up now that they updated the firmware
Thanks. You just sold me on Barbarian. Great presentation.
Got one as a Christmas gift. Just put all the Ultima games (the ones that were on the C64) on there, as well as Montezuma's Revenge (one of my favorite early platform games) and a few others.
3:26 - v.nice transition effect right there!!
I live for the moment they 'll bring an Amiga mini-me. Then i'll die happy :)
Thanks very much for this revisit of the C64 mini. I really like the sound of the larger version with fully functional keyboard. My biggest dilemma is whether to buy that or the upcoming ColectorVision (ColecoVision) kickstarter console. Hmmm. Maybe I'll have to get both!
Around 8:00 I had NO idea Giana Sisters was a C64 game, I play the newest Giana sisters on my switch almost every week ! My dad brought a C64 home from work sometimes and I got to play it. I was born in 81 though so all I really remember is the winter games game and the wrestling game!!
Awesome bg music at the end!
I finally got my hands on this console, so far i love it!
Brilliant summery of the system. I played a lot of Hero back in the day. Mainly because I couldn't afford many games back then so it was good to see you mention that. My mate still has my original machine as I gave it to him a few years back. He was beast when it comes to the machine. Even built hardware mods for the thing with another mate of mine. I used to go round and they'd have the disk drive in bits. Apparently my original drive no longer works but the C64 itself is still fully functional. It'd be great to see a slightly bigger version of the mini with a keyboard. I'd buy one of those in a heartbeat (especially if they put a few more usb ports on the thing. Two isn't enough).
Think I will be getting this. Thanks 😎
Bruce Lee was one of the best game EVER!!! Great vid bro!
Try Buce Lee II (it's a fanmade "sequel" made in 2013) It's basically a hack with some added levels
"Great vid bro!" Let's be honest here. It's not a great video. Nothing about the bad joystick that misses microswitches, nothing about the overall poor build quality. I got it for like 35 bucks and i still feel cheated.
Bard's Tale and those decoder disks...oh the memories. I also remember playing contract with two joystick with one on the floor (with micro-switches) so I could press the button with my toe to jump.
that should be contra, not contract.
If you think that is small, check out the ODROID-GO handheld console. It emulates the C64 very well with its recent update and addon keyboard. I have several videos about it. 🙂
The C64 was my 2nd console after the Atari 2600. I got it for my 9th birthday back in 88.
The C64 games I remember playing the most are
Montezuma's revenge (Best)
Cave Fighter (2nd Best)
The Human Race (Great 1st level music, not a great game but played it a lot)
Chiller
Dizzy
Treasure Island Dizzy
Gothik
Kik-Start
Boulder Dash
Miner 2049er
This looks really great. Lots of fun.
I know its been out some time now but I just wanted to say that i still enjoy playing my c64 mini today. Still looks cool and pleasing to look at. Long live the c64...
Just order one! Can’t wait to get it :). I been watching your videos since I was in the military and they are some of the best in UA-cam! :)
Jason: I'm sure you're aware by now that the same company "Retro Games" has finally released their full-size C64 with a perfect full-size keyboard! It gives you the option to boot into either the games Carousel, or straight into C64 Basic, or even Vic 20!!
Some of the built-in games have changed, and a couple of Vic 20 games are now included... I was very happy to see that they've now got the license for Llamasoft games, so we now have "Attack Of The Mutant Camels", "Gridrunner" (Vic 20), and "Pyschedelia" (Vic 20); Llamasoft were such a strange, chilled out developer!! :-D
The new "The C64", as it's officialy called, has 4 USB ports, and a much-improved controller; the new one has micro-switches for the stick and fire buttons.....it feels great!
The firmware supplied plays external USB-Stick games, although there is new firmware update too.....
This system looks virtually identical in size, shape, colour and design to the original - no cartridge/tape/disk drive slots in the back, but there are now 4 USB ports instead.
It just behaves like it's a Commodore 64..... even if you try typing in game programmes from the manuals/magazines!
Not sure when the USA release date is, but make sure you're ready for it!! This will really hit you in the 'feels'... ;-)
wow i remember my school in grade 3 having that B.C Caveman game thats a blast from the past i used to love it.
It's amazing to know that the C64 demoscene never stopped en kept improving for 30+ years.
I think it tells something about what kind of fun machine it is.....
Great video!!, I still have probably 3000 games magazines with all the demo disks back to the early 90's, used to be a great part of PC Gaming in the 90's a way of checking out games before you bought them.
We recently bought one of these as a present for someone. Nice to know that there is a firmware update!
Great video i just bought one my self it’s great fun keep up the good work I’m in the uk 🇬🇧
Thanks for the review.
The games you mentioned are all my favourites
Love the old bread bin, also got the mini as well and now you can upgrade the firmware so I can play many more games is spot on 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Great vid as always
I just got one for $10. It’s super cool takes me back. The only reason why I bought it was for the look , but then I found out it was really easy to put in games and it’s so much fun. Feeling like a kid again thanks for another great video. Keep it up.🤘😎
The music of Commando. OH, the music! It is still in my head! SO good!
Rick Dangerous...now I know where Derek Yu got the idea for Spelunky. LOL
Well this just got a whole lot more interesting. Neat!
Love it.... thanks Jason
I'm happy to hear of the improvements. I might want to hold out for a version with a working keyboard only because the key layout on a C64 is... sliiiightly different than a modern keyboard you'd hook into the USB port. Still, I imagine the working keyboard would cause a serious jump in the price point what with having moving mechanical parts...
I have both the mini and the maxi. Awesome devices!
Oh man , Defender of the crown !! Loved that game as a kid . Still find myself whistling the music from it now , I'm 47 !!!
Great choices for your personal faves! Missed Law of the West and Mini-Putt , both Accolade classics.......
Okay, I'm tempted to get this. Never grew up with the Commodore, but the updates make me interested.
No waiting for tapes to load, im sold!
This looks so cool,glad to see the C64 still kicking.
I totally remember B.C. Quest for Tires! I played that game a lot! The Impossible Mission games were certainly my favourite C64 games though.
Yes we played winter games and california games too all the time.
Other classics: Sid Meiers Pirates, Football Manager, Microprose Soccer, Elite, Mule, Strip poker, Commande, Rambo.
Now with this new firmware I think it top my christmas list.
Love the intro
10:07 B.C.'s Quest for tires! I remember it very well. One of my favourites. The same goes for Aztec Challenge and Bruce Lee.
The clicky thumbsticks text from the NeoGeo guy is in the intro, including your reaction to it.
YOU ABSOLUTE MAD MAN.
Awesome! Looks like they were trying to keep the spirit of the system with this. I wonder, would a powered USB hub work with this so you could have the keyboard, joystick, and flash drive plugged in at one time?
I loved Quest for Tires!!! Just got my mini today and I cannot wait to relive my childhood.
As the C64 is my favourite home computer, I really enjoyed this video, I have over 1200 original C64 cassette games, now I can play them on the Mini C64 :)
Knight Games is an awesome game with some really cool music.
Murder on the Mississippi was a really cool game too where you had to find clues, trying to solve a murder that took place on a river boat. I never beat the game and would love to play it again.
Caveman ughlympics, Montezumas Revenge, Racing Construction and so many other games I'd love to play again. Oh and Aliens. That game was awesome as well. Flying through those rings was tough but there was some killer music playing on that part.
loved raid over Moscow, beachead,beachead 2,outrun,will hopefully be having a c64 mini off santa this year..☺
I'm totally surprised at how fun some of those games look. I had no idea!
Excellent review! The selection of games might have been driven by licensing, but I suspect it had more to do with the fact that these games required minimal keyboard input and were limited to a single disk. To include games that are keyboard-heavy or multiple disks would mean adding complexity that would not be as enjoyable.
I hope that this version of the C64 Mini is a commercial success for the makers so that they have incentive to produce a "full size" version with working keyboard. At the very least, I hope that they release a fullsized USB Commodore keyboard attachment for the Mini.
Heh... Got one myself. Can't wait to hook it up and try it out. One thing I need to figure out is using multi-disk games, ( like the gold boxes, for example). :)
Metal Jesus awesome KISS alive T-shirt the record was rocking lol
want to have a mini AMIGA500 , with turican , silkworm , rick danger and all the other crazy games.
Hope they made in future one , i will buy it
The thing is, the games on the device where hugely popular in Europe. A lot of them were never released outside of the EU
The new firmware even includes a free version of Galencia which was only made last year. It won the Reset64 Magazine game of the year. A really good Galaga clone
Really? Galencia is included? I better get that new firmware version installed on mine then! As for the games on it being eurocentric that kind of makes sense. There were a ton of games released over here for the C64. It pretty much ruled the gaming stage on this side of the pond together with the ZX Spectrum until the 16 bit era arrived. The NES and its console competitors didn't get the same foothold as it did in the US.
Yeah, Nintendo never did well in the EU until the SNES came out, although the gameboy did pretty decent, but the handheld market is quite different from the console market
Hi MetalJesus, thankgod we have a decent review on this product. Thankyou so much mate.
I got one as I was too young or not even born yet when the C64 came out..looks awesome
Late to the party but I just completed my mini system collection with the c64. I had the real one when I was a kid in the 80’s (also had a commodore amiga that I loved). With the turbografx 16 mini that got here yesterday I know have all the mini’s. To go with the real versions of all the systems.
thanks for the video great explanation.
Great video, nice to see that they've opened it up. I wonder if the firmware update will also work on the european C64 mini? :-) I think Giana Sisters was my favourite c64 game, although Pitstop II, Ghostbusters and Boulder Dash came close.
I have not been able to find something I think must exist somewhere, that is a comparison table of all popular classic (pre-2000) video game consoles with columns for things like resolutions, CPU clock speed, colors, colors simultaneously on screen, etc.
Love the shirt man
Thanks! I went to the KISS show in Vancouver BC on New Years Eve 1999. Great way to bring in the new Millennium.
The new C64 is coming out in December 2019!
C64 maxi is coming guys and gals!! =)
I ordered mine yesterday, it should be released the 5 of December.
I got mine. I'm using an 8bitdo m30 controller with it. YAY!
Excellent shows as usual.